Ștefania Crăciun (b. 2000, Bucharest) is an interdisciplinary visual artist trained at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, where she graduated from the Photography and Moving Image department. Her artistic practice explores photography, collage, large-scale drawing, experimental film, and installation. She works with a variety of unconventional materials and objects, constantly challenging herself to step outside her comfort zone. Her projects emerge spontaneously, guided by her personal emotions and experiences.
She is deeply interested in the relationship between image and space, seeking ways to integrate these elements into installations that reflect her experimental approach. The human body and nature are recurring themes in her work, often closely intertwined. A playful approach, accompanied by a distinct sensitivity, is particularly noticeable in pieces where she uses her own body, shaping an intimate universe. Time plays a key role in her creative process, as she often revisits previous projects, reconfiguring and reintegrating them into new perspectives.
EDUCATION
2022-2024 - Master in Photography and Moving Image, National University of Arts, Bucharest, RO
2019-2022 - Bachelor in Photography and Video Art, National University of Arts, Bucharest, RO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Arta spune ce cuvintele uneori nu pot, Asociația ANAIS, Bucharest, RO / (upcoming)
2025 - Flash #22 - Humorous Images at Decagon Gallery
2025 - Art As A Response to Mental Health, Curator Chinwe Russell, Doncaster Art Fair
2025 - First Annual Invitational Exhibition at Decagon Gallery
2025 - Book as EX-Tension part of European International Book Art Biennale, Curator Dorothea Fleiss, National Museum of Romanian Literature, Bucharest, RO
2025 - Flash #21 - Bizarre and Unusual at Decagon Gallery
2024 - Flash #20 - Landscapes at Decagon Gallery
2024 - (In)Visible traces. Artistic memories of the Cold War, Curators Sandar Vitaljić and Saša Kralj, Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, Zagreb, HR
2024 - Flash #19 - The Macro World at Decagon Gallery
2024 - Popa Tatu & Friends at Centrul de Resurse în Fotografie, Bucharest, RO
2024 - Flash #18 - Urban Life: A Photographic Exploration at Decagon Gallery
2024 - Share, Tag or Dye, Europe Wide at Camera, Cluj Napoca / Alipio13, Roma / Experimental PhotoFestival, Barcelona / Sepsi TABAKÓ Festival, Sfântu Gheorghe / Pe Baricade, Bucharest
2024 - Flash #17 - Reflections at Decagon Gallery
2023 - Share, Tag or Dye Again at Camera, Cluj Napoca / Lapsus, Timișoara / Experimental PhotoFestival, Barcelona / Photo Trends Festival, 2 Mai / Celula de artă, Bucharest
2022 - IN sequence at Rezidența BRD Scena9, Bucharest, RO
2019 - CineMAiubit 23 part of CineMAiubit International Student Film Festival at Cinemateca Eforie, Bucharest, RO
PUBLICATIONS
2025 - Summer Issue / Collect Art, Seasonal Edition, vol. 70, June 2025, pp. 84-88, Tibilisi, Georgia
2024 - Ștefania Crăciun: AMARANTHINE / Docu Magazine: Special Edition Collaboration
WORKSHOPS
2024 - Cyanolumen workshop with artists Henri Blommers and Stefan Dinu, Allkimik, Bucharest, RO
2024 - (In)Visible traces. Artistic memories of the Cold War, Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, Zagreb, HR
2024 - Pinhole camera workshop with artist Alexandru Patatics, Combinatul Fondului Plastic Bucharest, RO
2024 - Darkroom printing workshop with artists Claudia Retegan and Ștefan Dinu, 2/3 galeria, Bucharest, RO
